Enterprise Data Steward

The role of the Enterprise Data Steward is to identify, investigate, and communicate data quality issues in enterprise applications while safeguarding against data loss. Data stewards also guide decision makers in determining where to place and consume specific data while considering business purposes, and how the location of certain data will incur risks.

The Enterprise Data Steward leads organizational data governance activities, understands, and represents the data requirements of the business on IT projects, and are key implementers and enforcers of data policy, process, procedures, and standards set by the Data Governance Steering Committee.

The Enterprise Data Steward is expected to lead a team of Data Stewards that prevent data quality issues by identifying frequent user errors, identifying aging technology, and working with business units to strengthen user competence.

Champion and Establish Data Governance policies and methods to monitor adherence to policies.

Define the best practices and shape of the Data Catalog

Reporting on Enterprise Data Quality Score and escalating blocked or large data quality resolutions needing management attention

Manage Data Steward work and Data Domain assignments; Placing Data Stewards in positions to deliver their best work, while balancing the needs of the business

Establish technical data stewardship by defining the technical assets critical to our business processes, their meaning & relevance, establish lineage, and define workflows to manage our data;

Ensure that new systems, applications, and data integration measures adhere to existing data management practices, policies, and procedures.

Author data quality rules that consider criticality and usage of data

Identify and ensure the long term resolution of data quality issues, such as uniqueness, integrity, accuracy, consistency, and completeness, in a cost-effective and timely manner.